Can you do this?

[jcovercash]

Can I hook a network cable direclty up to twon network cards, not through a hub or anything. Just jumper the two comps togather, to play a LAN game like UT.

Thanks,

Josh

 

[zzzz]

yep, but you need a croosover cable for that.

 

[jcovercash]

What is the diff betwwe a crossover cable and an ethernet Fast Cat 5e cable which is what i was going to use.

 

[zzzz]

Crossover cable is twisted in between. I can't explain it, either search the "network" forum or post on it..

 

[acexg1]

In a crossover cable, the wires inside the cable are crossed over from one end to another... they switch. You cannot use a normal Cat5 cable, in which the wires are not crossed over, as they are designed for connecting computers to hubs and switches, not directly from pc to pc.

 

[Mungla]

The wiring in one of the CAT5 connectors has been reversed. Pin1 = Pin8 , Pin7 = Pin2. You can buy these cables at most computer stores, such as CompUSA or possibly Fry's. I don't have a Fry's from around here, but they seem to stock quite a bit of stuff.

 

[zzzz]

look here

 

[zzzz]

or here

 

[jcovercash]

It wqould just be as cheap to set up a home network on a hub, and connect all 4 comps.